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I just had to share with you guys a bit of our family room progress! I stumbled across a few pictures of when we first started renovating this room and could not resist snapping a few for comparison! We added a few window treatments to this space and it has made such a difference! Not only does it block the draft from our old windows, it adds that cozy feeling this over sized room needed!
Red Red trim, stay away for meeee…just let me be alone. This red trim as most of you know really kicked our tushies.
Now, the room is lighter and has such a great family feel that’s extremely functional!
We have the same brown leather couch we had at our old house in the basement. I really did not like the thought of this pit going in the family room – months later it is growing on me. We are always entertaining, so room for plenty of bums is such an added bonus to this large space. Glad we kept it. That sweet Olive Oil on there giving herself a bath however, has made her mark … so who knows how long it will survive this “Don’t declaw your cat” phase.
We added these fantastic Sonoma curtains from Kohls a few weeks ago across our entire first floor. This girl cannot, (and I mean cannot) pass up a clearance! Why buy one when you can buy ten!? The new lighting is from the one and only Home Depot – online actually! You should scroll through, but reserve hours of your time because they have thousands to pan through. I love the nautical feel/industrial feel. Anything is better than those flower ones they had in here.
We LOVE this fireplace – we are constantly having fires during this chilly winter. We took off the front piece, to expose more brick as you can see in the picture below … still trying to figure out what we want to go there so it’s looking half done for now.
Somehow I convinced Dan to let me get roman shades for this oversized window in our family room. Maybe it was a really good dinner? Or a new t-shirt? Or sex? Who knows, but he was all on board and we are both so glad we agreed on it. Not only do they dim the glare on our T.V. – but I am a fool for added texture. Gimme that texture.
Here you can find the ones who had in our old house – and here you can find them on amazon and get them yourself!
Love the crap on the floor in the hallway? Yes, I shoved and threw stuff there. Where I thought it was out-of-the-way .. haha. Fail.
Olive is also a peeping tom. So if you come to our house, keep your clothes at all times and the bathroom door shut when you’re in there.
We still rock the kids play area – I love how when looking into the room you have no idea all of this junk is behind the couch. It. is. fantastic.
Eight long months later and the progress we have made is unbelievable. Honestly, I’m proud of what we have done on a constant tight budget. We are not homeowners that have a money tree to buy what we want and when we want it. I am proud of the fact that our DIY style is an affordable one.
Now, if I had a money tree, do you know what I would do??
1. Create a DIY wall unit for the wall with the t.v. Who wants to sponsor us so we can get it done?! C’mon… I know you’re out there 🙂
As much as I love this craigslist dresser makeover – it would be SO nice to have the entire wall filled – with something like this …
We will DIY this piece by next summer, put it on that project list!
2. For that gorgeous wall unit I DREAM of building would be just as amazing with a much larger t.v. for the hubby. We all know ladies that bigger is better for our men.
3. New patio doors – this is much more of a need than a want. Considering you can dry your hair with the draft from how old/improperly installed it is.
4. Art work.
The new curtains + window treatments have added the warmth we were looking for in this room. Art work would really tie it all together nicely.
That’s it. This room really has come together so well .. and does not need much more.
What rooms have you made small improvements on that have made a big impact?
I’d love to know!
p.s. really digging this globe that my parents got handed down to them by my darling grandparents – thank you grandpa + grandma the boys are LOVING it!! 